Comments On: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP by Goldy http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/17/senator-daniel-inouye-d-hawaii-rip Comments On: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]>
that's pretty interesting. I always heard people offhandedly say that a bunch of those kids' parents were in Congress, but no specifics were even given. and yes, Marginal Man rules.
Posted by LEE.]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:47:06 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]>
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/12/18/t…

Posted by sgt_doom]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:46:36 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> @5, Cascadian: I refer 5 to Sen. Inouye's final comments at the end of the Iran Contra hearings, can be verfied in the archives of the Congressional Record:

"There exists a shadow government with its own Air Force, its own Navy, its own fundraising mechanism, and the ability to pursue its own ideas of national interests free from all checks and balances, and free from the law itself."

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Wealth, Power and the Crisis in Laissez Faire Capitalism by Donald Gibson

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Extreme Money by Satyajit Das

Treasure Islands by Nicholas Shaxson

Debt: the first 5,000 years by David Graeber

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Retirement Heist by Ellen Schultz

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Posted by sgt_doom]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:34:25 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by sarah70]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:34:17 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by RonK, Seattle]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:59:56 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]>
@12, fascinating stuff. Get her in early, whichever one it is.
Posted by Fnarf]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:16:25 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by Brunonia]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:03:46 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]>
Go For Broke. RIP
Posted by ultrasuedecushion]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:53:46 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:46:54 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]>
Hawaii's 6th-ever Senator will be sworn in a few weeks from now. Mazie Hirono, whose soon-to-be-former House seat was won by Ms.Gabbard, beat ex-Governor Linda Lingle for the seat held by the state's (formerly-)junior Senator Daniel Akaka. FWIW, Akaka was also Inouye's junior in age ... by four days. Akaka has been in the Senate since 1990. With Inouye gone, he ranks 20th in seniority.

Thus, within just a couple of weeks, Hawaii will get the 6th and 7th Senators in its 52 years of statehood. In terms of Senate seniority, if the appointee is sworn in after 01/03/2013, Hawaii will go from [1,21] to [92,100]. It would be [88,93] if Governor Abercrombie makes a really quick choice.

Note on seniority -- 12 new elected Senators plus an upcoming appointee, so they go in seniority slots 88-100. Appointee will be 88 if sworn in before Jan 3, 100 if after. Six of them are former Representatives, who are ordered by length of term in the House. Baldwin (1998) and Flake (2000) top the list, followed by three who were first elected in 2006 -- Donnelly, Murphy, Hirono. Their tie is broken based on the state's population, so they go in in the above order.
Posted by N in Seattle]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:17:22 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by Seattle14]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:45:52 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by fletc3her]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:45:10 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by gawd]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:33:45 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by mhulot]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:23:07 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by Warren Terra]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:23:03 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]>
It would be a nice tribute to Inouye to name a young person to the seat, so that she has the chance to serve as long as he did. Tulsi Gabbard would be an excellent choice: rising star, female combat vet, 31, would be the Senate's first Hindu, just as she is currently scheduled to be the first in the House instead.
Posted by Fnarf]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:19:19 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]>
He seemed like a good guy on other issues, but surely that's a stain on his memory.
Posted by Cascadian]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:18:21 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by Mr. Happy Sunshine]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:09:21 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Inouye a friend of Hydrogen

GM Looks to Hawaii for Hydrogen Infrastructure Pilot
Collaboration with The Gas Company Plans Stations on Oahu for Fuel Cells

U.S. Senator Dan Inouye , D-Hawaii, said he supports the pilot project.

"My small role was one of introduction between these two companies, not that many months ago, which resulted in this business announcement today," Inouye said. "It is an important step forward in the establishment of a hydrogen transportation infrastructure upon which new fleets, both military and civilian, can be tested and utilized.

I am committed to support the resourcing of this endeavor.


http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/…


Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:03:06 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by ridia]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:56:43 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), RIP]]> Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:55:22 -0800 The Stranger